- CD-R Format

The drive supports 4X, 8X, 16X (CLV), 24X, 32X and 40X (Z-CLV) writing speeds.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive reached a maximum speed of 40.46X after 3.11 mins. The test started at 16.00X and had an average speed of 31.73X.

- CD-R Recording Times

What follows is a chart of the burned cd media we used to test the LG drive for its burning capabilities, along with the burning time for each of the burned cd. For the needs of this test we created a 700MB image which we burned using Nero Burning Rom.

The best recording time was achieved with Waitec media at 3:06 mins.

The LG GSA-5160D supports overburning, writing up to 95mins and can read/write CD-Text.

- CD-RW Format

Using a 24X (Z-CLV) US -RW media to test the maximal speed supported by 5160D. Note that the drive also supports the 16X (CLV) HS-RW.

Nero CD-DVD Speed writing simulation test with blank 24x US-RW media from Mitsubishi Chemicals.

According to Nero CDSpeed, the drive reached a maximum of a 24.01X writing speed. The test started at 16.00X, with an average speed of 23.28X.

- CD-RW Mount Rainier

The drive doesn't support the Mount Rainier feature.